RFC 9035 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2021

A Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks Destination-Oriented Directed Acyclic Graph Configuration Option for the 6LoWPAN Routing Header

Overview

RFC 9035, “A Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks Destination-Oriented Directed Acyclic Graph Configuration Option for the 6LoWPAN Routing Header”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2021 by P. Thubert, L. Zhao. It updates RFC 8138. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates RFC 8138 by defining a bit in the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) Destination-Oriented Directed Acyclic Graph (DODAG) Configuration option to indicate whether compression is used within the RPL Instance and to specify the behavior of nodes compliant with RFC 8138 when the bit is set and unset.

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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RFC 8138
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